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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Husking corn
Subject
The topic of the resource
Corn
Tysons Corner (Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Four women standing in front of a horse drawn wagon filled with corn. On the left side of the image there is a man feeding corn into a machine that will cut the corn and move it to the top of a silo.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection. All original negatives, prints, and digital images are maintained at the Fairfax County Public Library. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on obtaining copies, viewing originals, or creating image citations.
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undated
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
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photograph
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Sherwood_FS_engine027
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Husking corn
Subject
The topic of the resource
Corn
Tysons Corner (Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Three men are husking and moving corn with the help of a machine. The larger contraption they are using is an ensilage cutter and silo filler. The men are feeding corn into the machine which cuts the corn and blows it to the top of the silo. The side of the silo is visible on the left hand side of the image.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection. All original negatives, prints, and digital images are maintained at the Fairfax County Public Library. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on obtaining copies, viewing originals, or creating image citations.
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
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photograph
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Sherwood_FS_engine026
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Two riders on horseback outside of a store at Tyson's Corner.
Subject
The topic of the resource
Tysons Corner (Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Two riders on horseback outside of a store at Tyson's Corner.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection. All original negatives, prints, and digital images are maintained at the Fairfax County Public Library. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on obtaining copies, viewing originals, or creating image citations.
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undated
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
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photograph
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photograph
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Sherwood_FS_engine025
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Engine used at Tyson's Corner
Subject
The topic of the resource
Tysons Corner (Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Engine used at Tyson's Corner.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection. All original negatives, prints, and digital images are maintained at the Fairfax County Public Library. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on obtaining copies, viewing originals, or creating image citations.
Date
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undated
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
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photograph
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An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Sherwood_FS_engine024
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
A name given to the resource
Basics of archives and special collections
Description
An account of the resource
Housed in The Fairfax County Public Library's Virginia Room are maps, an extensive photographic archive, local newspapers, rare books, genealogical resources, and manuscript collections. An example of a manuscript collection is the John M. Sherwood Collection. It is a collection of photographs, artifacts, letters, as well as personal and business ephemera that John Sherwood and his family collected during their lifetimes. The materials have been put into archival folders and boxes and are housed in a special climate controlled area in the library to insure that they survive well into the future to provide evidence of a family’s personal and business development in Fairfax, Virginia in the 20th century.
Archival materials are primary sources created in the course of everyday life. They are kept as evidence of actions for future research and study. Materials contained within the John M. Sherwood Collection come in many forms. The following are a few of the most commonly found types of archival materials:
Diaries
Scrapbooks
Letters
Photographs
Ledgers
Audio-Visual materials
Ephemera
Publications
Sheet music
Architectural drawings
Postcards
Realia or artifacts
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Formats of archival materials in the John M. Sherwood Collection:
Photographs - Photographs give us a window into how past generations lived and worked. They bring events that have been previously written about to life. Having information on the photographer and when and where the photograph was taken dramatically increases the context and historical knowledge an image can provide.
Correspondence - Examples of correspondence are letters, telegrams, email messages, and other written communications between people. Depending on the chosen medium, correspondence can be lengthy, or consist of short bursts of information.
Ephemera - Often thrown away after a short period of time, ephemera is matter not intended to be kept, such as ticket stubs, receipts and promotional material.
Publications - Publications such as books, magazines, newspapers, journals and other periodicals are often found in archival collections and can provide an idea of how people were reacting to events in the past.
Realia or artifacts are three-dimensional objects. Clothing, coins, medals, trophies, tools, sculpture and signs are just a few of the things in this category.
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Arrangement and Description
Archival materials gain meaning based on arrangement and context. Archivists strive to preserve the original order of materials but sometimes collections arrive at the archive not in any order. It is then the job of the archivist to sort the collection and give it an arrangement. Collections are often arranged chronologically, alphabetically, or by subject. The John M. Sherwood Collection is arranged chronologically and by family member as well as by material type. Archivist may try to keep all of the business papers, letters, and ephemera associated with a person grouped together rather then separate each type of material, but every collection is unique and can be arranged many different ways.
Once a collection is arranged, it must be described. The process of describing a collection includes creating a list or a finding aid detailing the contents. Some collections are quite large and it is therefore impossible to describe every item. It is for this reason that archivists will often describe collections at the folder level or the box level. Once the items have been physically arranged, and listed in a finding aid, it is then possible for the collections to be accessed by researchers, or used in an exhibit like this one.
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Title
A name given to the resource
John M. Sherwood exhibit display
Description
An account of the resource
The John M. Sherwood: Exploring Fairfax through Family Papers exhibit display at the Fairfax Public Library Virginia Room in Fairfax, VA.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Greta Kuriger and Ross Landis
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
April 2012
ephemera
Fairfax
photographs
realia
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Title
A name given to the resource
Kamp Washington
Description
An account of the resource
The Kamp Washington tourist court was located at the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Lee Highway on the edge of the Town of Fairfax.
The property was purchased by Katherine Curry on November 1, 1928. The following year, she went into partnership with Warren Stoner and the couple were soon married.
Vincent Sutphin described the property in his recent book entitled Nothing Remains the Same:
“The camp consisted of some twelve to fifteen one-room frame cabins. Each cabin had a bed, several chairs, a King wood heater stove, and was lighted with a single electric bulb in the center of the room. Toilet facilities with showers, as well as additional cabins, were located in the center of the camp along a graveled driveway. The owner’s Cape Cod frame home was also located along this semi-circle driveway with entrances along Route 236. The owner, Mr. Stoner also ran a small lunchroom with a counter and booths.”
In 1941, the Stoners sold Kamp Washington to Robert Conkle and Douglas Vincent of Falls Church.
Albert Sherwood purchased the tourist court in 1948 and began to redevelop it, slowly tearing down the cabins and replacing them with small brick houses which he rented out. Many were built using leftover construction materials from previous jobs. The property is currently the site of the Office Depot and Washington Sports Club building and parking lots.
Items included in the physical exhibit:
Survey of Lot 2 Westmore Subdivision Section 2, August 1931
Certificate of Title Kamp Washington property, 1948
Kamp Washington Restaurant, photo, undated
Kamp Washington road sign, 1930-1960
Kamp Washington, postcard, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Kamp Washington insurance survey
Subject
The topic of the resource
Motels -- Virginia -- Fairfax (Va.)
Kamp Washington Tourist Motel (Fairfax, Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
Fire insurance survey of Albert R. Sherwood, property known as "Kamp Washington", located southeast corner Lee Blvd and Lee-Jackson highway, Fairfax, VA.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Roy C. Parks Jr., Boston Insurance Company, Virginia Carolina department, Richmond, VA. Compliments of Walker & King, Fairfax, VA.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection, box 3 folder 13. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on viewing the collection.
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
November 5, 1951
Rights
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Language
A language of the resource
English
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
kampWA_insuranceSurvey
Fairfax
Kamp Washington
photographs
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Title
A name given to the resource
Inside Tyson's Store
Subject
The topic of the resource
Inside the Myers general store at Tyson's Store
Description
An account of the resource
Frank Myers (glasses), Charlie Myers (far right)
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
unknown
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
This work may be protected by copyright laws and is provided for educational and research purposes only. Any infringing use may be subject to disciplinary action and/or civil or criminal liability as provided by law.
Format
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8x10 bw photograph
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Inside the Myers Store at Tyson's Corner
Subject
The topic of the resource
Tysons Corner - Fairfax, VA
Description
An account of the resource
Inside the Myers general store at Tyson's Corner. Frank Myers (glasses), Charlie Myers (far right).
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
unknown
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection, box 13. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on viewing the collection.
Date
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undated
Rights
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Format
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photograph
Identifier
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tysons_store_03
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
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Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
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Title
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Inside of Myers store at Tyson's Corner
Subject
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Tysons Corner - Fairfax, VA
Description
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Inside of the Myers store at Tyson's corner. Frank Myers on left, Charlie Myers on right.
Creator
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unknown
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection, box 13. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on viewing the collection.
Date
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undated
Rights
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Format
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photograph
Identifier
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tysons_store_02
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
A name given to the resource
Tyson's Corner
Description
An account of the resource
In 1905, John Sherwood's grandparents, Henry and Savilla Myers, purchased property at the intersection of Routes 7 and 123. The area was known then as Tyson’s Crossroads. Over the years the family ran a filling station, repair shop, auto dealership and a general store at the site. As the Tyson’s Corner area developed, most of the original parcel was condemned for the widening of Routes 7 and 123. In the early 1970s, the remainder of the property was leased to the Koons Family for an automobile dealership, which is still there today.
Items included in physical exhibit:
Metal sign, H.S. Myers, Tyson's Crossroads, undated
Petrified Wood found at Tyson's Corner, 1967
Tyson's Corner Garage, advertising calendar notebooks, 1923
Men standing outside of Myers store, photograph, undated
Interior of Myers store at Tyson's Corner, photograph, 1920-1939
Wooden gasoline gauge, Tyson's Corner Garage, undated
Dublin Core
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Title
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Myers gas station at Tysons corner
Subject
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Tysons Corner - Fairfax, VA
Description
An account of the resource
Four men stand outside the Myers gas station and store at what is now Tysons Corner in Virginia.
Creator
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unknown
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collection. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on viewing the collection.
Date
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undated
Rights
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Format
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photograph
Identifier
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tysons_store_01
Myers
photographs
Tyson's Corner
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Title
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The ten cent car
Description
An account of the resource
The ten cent car story is one supported by an oral history with John M. Sherwood who was interviewed by William Page Johnson II on June 27, 2008. That video is linked to in the John M. Sherwood oral history item. There are also photographs of the boys with the car, each as a separate item in this exhibit.
The story goes as follows: In 1933 under prohibition, people who drove whisky through Fairfax would be arrested by then sheriff Eppa P. Kirby. Their automobile would be confiscated and then sold at auction. There was a wrecked model T and John Sherwood’s brother (Maurice Sherwood) bid 10 cents on it and then had to move it to the Sherwood’s back yard. They were able to get it into enough of working order that it could be pushed. The boys would ride it up and down the streets of Fairfax on the sidewalks.
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Title
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The ten cent car group portrait
Subject
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Ford Model T automobile
Fairfax, (Va.)
Description
An account of the resource
A group of boys and young men stand on the broken Model T that Maurice Sherwood purchased for ten cents at auction.
Source
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Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room. John M. Sherwood Collectio, box 11 folder 13. Please contact the library’s Virginia Room by telephone (703-293-6227 and press 6) or via email (va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov) for more information on viewing the collection.
Date
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circa 1933
Rights
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Restricted: Information on reproduction rights available va_room@fairfaxcounty.gov
Format
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photograph
Identifier
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ten_cent_boys_02
Fairfax
photographs
ten-cent car